The usually austere streets and squares of Luxembourg are at this moment enlivened by the presence, from 27 September to 20 November 2013, at half-a-dozen locations in the city, of a series of open-air exhibits by the Mexican sculptor Javier Marín (there is also a retrospective exhibition of his work at the main branch of the BGL BNP Paribas bank).

The monumental work of Javier Marín (born in Uruopan, Michoacán state in 1962), in stone or in bronze, has at its basis repeated figures such as the rider (equestrian statues), the circle or ring, the female nude, and, above all, the human face – a face typically pre-Columbian in its features, charged with suffering and, at the same time, with dignity. In particular, we may note an imposing trio of sculptures now located in Luxembourg’s city park, which from a certain angle appear to be dinosaurs but when approached more closely prove to represent inverted human faces.

This multi-site exhibition has already visited other European cities, including Brussels, The Hague and Milan. Javier Marín’s personal site is at: www.javiermarin.com.mx.